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Great Salt Lake levels stabilize — for now
11-22-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — The levels of the Great Salt Lake have started to stabilize for now, according to a new drought report released by Utah's D
The Great Salt Lake’s ecological collapse has begun
11-20-2022 by Leia Larsen
Scientists note changes to the food web they’ve never seen before, which could lead to endangered species listings and other disasters at Ut
Cox issues proclamation cutting off some water diversions to help the Great Salt Lake
11-18-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — Governor Spencer Cox has issued a proclamation suspending any new water appropriations in the Bear, Jordan and Weber river
New initiative aims to get people to 'fall in love' with the Great Salt Lake again
11-18-2022 by Carter Williams
SOUTH JORDAN — The shrinking of the Great Salt Lake isn't only a Utah problem in Adam Putnam's eyes. It's an issue that may have serious imp
New research and initiatives to help save the Great Salt Lake
11-18-2022 by Ben Winslow
LOGAN, Utah — New research and environmental initiatives are under way to offer potential solutions to saving the Great Salt Lake. Dr. Joa
Competing news outlets are working together to save the Great Salt Lake. Is it working?
11-18-2022 by McKenzie Romero
Do you feel like you’ve read/seen/heard more news about the Great Salt Lake in the past several months than you have in, like, years? You’
Students get expansive Great Salt Lake experience
11-17-2022 by Sydnee Gonzalez
SYRACUSE — "How worried should we be?" "If people see that there's less water, why keep taking it?" "Will it get worse?" These were so
What role can history play in saving the Great Salt Lake, solving Utah's water woes?
11-16-2022 by Carter Williams
PROVO — John Wesley Powell offered a poignant message for Western U.S. communities when he was the featured speaker in a room full of develo
Environmental group says changing Utah’s tax laws could put 20% more water in Great Salt Lake
11-16-2022 by Ben Winslow
SALT LAKE CITY — A new study released by an environmental group claims that 20% more water could be put into the Great Salt Lake if property
Las Vegas vs. Great Salt Lake water districts: This graphic explains the differences
11-13-2022 by Wendy Ogata
Water Conservation: Utah vs. Las Vegas The Southern Nevada Water Authority is a leader in water conservation. But can their approach be co
Video: Las Vegas incentivizes removal of green turf. Should Utah?
11-13-2022 by Ben Winslow
Sin City's strict water conservation measures might be a good example for Utah to follow in the drought. As part of the Great Salt Lake C
Video: Las Vegas has tough restrictions on outdoor landscaping. Would it work in Utah?
11-13-2022 by Ben Winslow
As the Great Salt Lake continues to decline, water conservation is more urgently needed. But is Utah doing enough? As part of the Great S
Utah officials applauds Nevada’s water conservation measures; cautions against direct comparisons
11-08-2022 by Wendy Ogata
Golf course “water budgets.” Pool size limits. A complete ban on grass landscaping. Full-time water wasting investigators. The Southern Neva
You can still have an “oasis” in the desert
11-08-2022 by Sheri Quinn
Removing all high-water-use plants is not the panacea in times of rising temperatures and droughts across the southwest, according to a new
Utah Public Radio and Fox 13 News
Lots of options on the table for saving Great Salt Lake; but especially the simplest — use less water.
11-08-2022 by Sheri Quinn, Utah Public Radio | Ben Winslow, Fox 13 News
LAS VEGAS — Can Salt Lake City measure up to Sin City’s winning water-conservation model? The drought-fueled decline in the southwest’s w
Fox 13 News and Utah Public Radio
Las Vegas ups the ante on turf buybacks: New Nevada law bans all ‘nonfunctional’ turf by 2026
11-08-2022 by Ben Winslow, Fox 13 News | Sheri Quinn, Utah Public Radio
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Patricia Council stood on her front yard and smiled, glad to see her lawn finally go. “I decided to convert it,
Fox 13 News and Utah Public Radio
‘To Protect and Conserve’: Las Vegas has strict outdoor watering restrictions (with fines!) Should Utah do the same?
11-08-2022 by Ben Winslow, Fox 13 News | Sheri Quinn, Utah Public Radio
SUMMERLIN, Nevada — The side of Salvador Polanco Gamez’s SUV reads “to protect and conserve.” Bright yellow lights atop his vehicle are fl
How much it might cost to build a pipeline to fill the Great Salt Lake
11-06-2022 by Ben Winslow
OGDEN, Utah — The idea of a pipeline from the Pacific Ocean to the Great Salt Lake has raised eyebrows and made some snicker. FOX 13 News
Utahns will have to brace for 'painful steps' as Great Salt Lake shrinks
11-06-2022 by Ben Winslow
OGDEN, Utah — As the Great Salt Lake continues to decline rapidly, state officials warned that Utahns will have to significantly increase wa
Great Salt Lake's only North-South opening modified to control salinity
11-02-2022 by Max McDermott
Union Pacific’s Great Salt Lake Causeway is a 20-mile railroad crossing that physically separates the lake into North and South arms. The on
Another wild idea to save the Great Salt Lake: Pumping groundwater with nuclear energy
10-28-2022 by Leia Larsen
A state representative has a lofty plan to save Utah’s imperiled lake and drought-stricken communities, but first, he wants around $50 milli
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